Fertiliser Association of India (FAI), the apex body of fertiliser manufacturers in the country, has written to the government for an indication of the additional gas quantities likely to be available in future to enable switchover from naptha/fuel oil to natural gas.
It has also asked for a reconfirmation that the June 15 judgement of the Bombay High Court on supply from Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) “will not affect the (existing) supply of gas from KG Basin to fertiliser industry”.
The move comes about a week after the Court passed a judgement directing RIL to supply 28 million metric standard cubic metres per day (mmscmd) of gas to Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) at a price of $2.34 per mmbtu (million metric British thermal units). The existing consumers of RIL, that include fertiliser and power plants, are purchasing gas at $4.2 per mmbtu.
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